Their gig at Brighton Dome in – what? 1983 – still stands out. They had the Apocalypse Now netting and camouflage look for the stage. I recently played the first four albums and, for me, they still stand up. The […]

I salute you. We are working on this new, shocking development. Frankly, I didn’t see it coming. Isn’t that often the case?

Exactly! Kylie’s a trouper (sp?), she’s very attractive and seems like a nice, if innocuous person. But that voice! Are you all deaf? It’s only when it’s drowned in a decent song (“Can’t get you out of my head” – […]

I don’t think Uncle W has specified his budget and whether he is looking for whites or reds, sparkling or even rose. My two penn’orth would be to check out d’Arenberg’s range which is wide, not too expensive and […]

I suspect the Polar Milk Bar didn’t last much longer…. Kids + Movies + Lewes + Milk = Mayhem! (Possibly).

Last October was the first time I’d been to any cinema in Lewes and I’ve lived in Sussex since 1968, so it must have been a very long time indeed. Seems odd, given the arty nature of the town and its inhabitants. […]

The Depot is a wonderful new – two or three years old – independent cinema. Excellent programming, lots of film-related events and a very good cafe. The audiences are great – they actually seem to want to watch […]

Winwood is always great. I’ve seen him several times over the last three decades and he never fails to deliver. His remarkable voice is still in excellent shape and he is a stunning guitarist. Of all the […]

And me three! It may even be my all-time favourite album.

“In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream…” Urgent, almost breathless, exciting, dramatic, intriguing and the song itself supercharged Bruce’s career.

Possibly The Unbelievable Truth. The debut (Almost Here) is downbeat but wonderful and still gets a regular airing around here. The follow-up, (Sorrythankyou) while not exactly shite, sounds almost like another […]

John Barbata. Chris Ethridge. Graham Hill?

I think TDK made one.

Darn it! I think I paid full price for all three.

I reckon the best blank cassettes were made by the weirdly-named That’s company. The bodies of the cassettes themselves were satisfyingly heavy, way beyond the quality of most pre-recorded cassettes. Before […]

That’s easy for you to say…

You’re right. I love Silk Degrees, and my ancient, vinyl copy is worn out. But one re-listen to We’re All Alone just now and it seems obvious that he misses just about every note on every syllable in the very […]

Since the success of “Seinfeld” JS has rarely played live and if he did play at an American university, it would be treated like the Second Coming. The show still stands up (sorry!) and is well worth watching. The […]

Or pollocks, even…

Wasn’t he out of his mind on brandy and/or heroin at the time? I said all sorts of stupid things 40 years ago. Thankfully they weren’t on the record. And I’m not famous. Time to park this particular EC canard, I think.